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Ephraim

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Dublin Core

Title

Ephraim

Subject

Enslaved Person-Virginia-Shenandoah County

Date

September 13, 1814

Contributor

Zach Hottel

Identifier

EnslavedPerson:18273

Person Item Type Metadata

Birth Date

Unknown

Birthplace

Unknown

Death Date

Unknown

Occupation

Enslaved Person

Biographical Text

Ephraim was charged with attempting to raise an insurrection but was found guilty of seditious speech. He was sentenced to thirty lashes at the courthouse.

Bibliography

John Wayland, A History of Shenandoah County Virginia, 2nd ed. (Baltimore, MD: Regional Publishing Company, 1998), 252.

Additional Information

Enslaved by John Fox.
At the time of the trial, Ephraim was in the service of John Arthur.

Citation

“Ephraim,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 23, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/14694.

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